Hansen refuses, as he failed to reach the summit the previous year and won't be able to afford a third attempt. Meanwhile, Hall tells Hansen they have to turn back. Krakauer begins his descent and finds the jam at the step has worsened. They are joined shortly afterward by Adventure Consultants guide Andy Harris. Krakauer continues to the summit with Boukreev. By then dozens of climbers have reached the step, and congestion has formed at the bottom. Mountain Madness guides Anatoli Boukreev and Neil Beidelman set the fixed ropes. The Sherpa there states it's a two-person job and the other Sherpa never arrived, due to being tired and ill from dragging Pittman and all her heavy equipment up. Fischer refuses help and returns tired and out of breath.īoth groups make steady pace to the bottom of the Hillary step, where they discover there are no fixed ropes. In Camp 2, Fischer is forced to climb the entire way back down with a sick client, Dale Cruz, for help. The groups slowly make their way through Camps 2, 3, and 4, and begin their ascent to the summit. At base camp, Hall talks about baby names with his wife, Jan, who is pregnant in New Zealand. Fischer's group includes New York socialite and experienced climber Sandy Pittman. Hall's group comprises Doug Hansen, a mailman from Seattle, Jon Krakauer, Yasuko Namba, and several others. Summit guides Rob Hall (Nat Parker) and Scott Fischer (Peter Horton) discuss with their clients their plans to reach the summit. It was broadcast on ABC on November 9, 1997. Avrech, tells the story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.

The film, directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Robert J. Into Thin Air: Death on Everest is a 1997 disaster television film based on Jon Krakauer's memoir Into Thin Air (1997).

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